The Palestinian Authority (PA) announced Wednesday that it is banning the Qatar-based Al Jazeera network for “broadcasting inciteful content, spreading misinformation, and interfering in internal Palestinian affairs.”
Israel shut down Al Jazeera’s local branch in May, as Breitbart News reported, because it was allegedly spreading pro-Hamas propaganda and helping terrorists locate Israeli targets. Israel has also named — and, in some cases, killed — Al Jazeera journalists and stringers who were doing double duty as officials in Palestinian terrorist organizations.
The PA’s decision was reported by Wafa, the government-run Palestinian news agency:
The Palestinian Ministerial Committee, comprising representatives from the Ministries of Culture, Interior, and Telecommunications, has announced the suspension of the broadcast operations of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media…
